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they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck positioned waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safehouses and interrogation places. >> well, nbc news has no confirmation of the identity of those kidnappers. richard engel, of course, a veteran correspondent, says he has a good sense of who they were. >> this was a group known as the shabiha. this is a government militia. these are people who are loyal to president bashir al assad. they are shiite. they were talking openly about their loyalty to the government, openly expressing their shia faith. they are trained by iranian revolutionary guard. they are allied with hezbollah. we were told that they wanted to exchange us for four iranian agents and two lebanese people who are from the amma movement, and they want other members that have been captured by the rebels, they captured us in order t
they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck positioned waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safehouses and interrogation places. >> well, nbc news has no confirmation of the identity of those kidnappers. richard engel, of course, a veteran correspondent, says he has a good sense of who they were. >>...
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they change the political ground under us. they are a tectonic shift and i believe the massacre of these innocent children and their loving teachers in newtown is exactly such an event. yesterday some of my senate colleagues had the courage to join this call for action and say publicly that we cannot go on as before, and i want thank particularly senators manchin and warner. their heroic stance is indeed a challenge to every other member of the senate to join in this common effort to find common ground and at long last do something to stop the killing. i also want to thank particularly senator reid, our majority leader, for his leadership in calling for a meaningful and thoughtful debate on gun violence. have to do something. we have to do something. we have to do something. that is what people in newtown have beseeched me over and over. i believe the american people agree. this is our moment, and we are the people to do it, and we can. i ask each of my colleagues to listen to those voices and to >> the house is in this mornin
they change the political ground under us. they are a tectonic shift and i believe the massacre of these innocent children and their loving teachers in newtown is exactly such an event. yesterday some of my senate colleagues had the courage to join this call for action and say publicly that we cannot go on as before, and i want thank particularly senators manchin and warner. their heroic stance is indeed a challenge to every other member of the senate to join in this common effort to find...
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use caution when driving or operating machinery. common side effects include nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual dreams. it helps to have people around you... they say, you're much bigger than this. and you are. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. affected by superstorm sandy got early holiday cheer. santa came to one of the neighborhoods with all those present and this is a neighborhood hit by superstorm sandy. >> reporter: santa arrived for hundreds of kids still without a permanent home after superstorm sandy. sandy flooded 10-year-old magts you rosenhaus's basement. >> trying to get new things. the people who have been donating to get stuff have been awesome. >> her son started throwing out his toys and was so emotional about it and was so upset not understanding what he might have done, to have his toys thrown out. >> reporter: secret santa start an online source. some of the kids got their gifts here at this christmas party. 10-year-old michael caprio says christmas won't be the same now that his f
use caution when driving or operating machinery. common side effects include nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual dreams. it helps to have people around you... they say, you're much bigger than this. and you are. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. affected by superstorm sandy got early holiday cheer. santa came to one of the neighborhoods with all those present and this is a neighborhood hit by superstorm sandy. >> reporter: santa arrived for hundreds of kids...
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most of us stay dry. clearing skies tonight and a nice wednesday with lighter wind as the storm system pulls away. so today got about 57, breezy, mix of sun and clouds. tonight we're down in the 30s to near 40 with lighter winds. tomorrow a nice day. even though it's going to be a little cooler with less wind and sunshine, it will be a good day on wednesday. thursday afternoon showers, mostly cloudy, 53. by friday and saturday, sunday and monday, there could be a sprinkle, even a flurry on friday, 44. low 40s this weekend. ravens are home. that's why their helmet is on our board. the skins are on the road up in philly. it will be upper 30s to around 40. let's check in with monika samtani at 4:48. she has timesaver traffic. >>> i just made a phone call out at the bay bridge. yes, they are still under a fog advisory which means they're saying visibilities are reduced. i spoke to howard about it. he says it should be about ten miles of good visibility. if you are planning to head to the bay bridge, i think y
most of us stay dry. clearing skies tonight and a nice wednesday with lighter wind as the storm system pulls away. so today got about 57, breezy, mix of sun and clouds. tonight we're down in the 30s to near 40 with lighter winds. tomorrow a nice day. even though it's going to be a little cooler with less wind and sunshine, it will be a good day on wednesday. thursday afternoon showers, mostly cloudy, 53. by friday and saturday, sunday and monday, there could be a sprinkle, even a flurry on...
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. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck in for jc hayward today. classes resumed for most of the students in newtown, connecticut for the first time since friday's massacre, except for the students at sandy hook elementary which of course was the scene of that tragedy. two more young victims are being laid to rest today. randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: a bus carrying students drove up to the high school as a grief stricken town tried to get to some routine. police were on hand to make sure everything ran smoothly. >> i wouldn't send my children to school if i had the choice right now. i wouldn't. >> i think it's important the children do go back to school. >> reporter: all schools except sandy hook elementary are open. the scene of the massacre will remain closed for months. when those children do go back, they'll attend a school in a nearby town. people lit candles to remember the lives cut short. they paid their respects at the memorials set up for the 26 victims. the grieving process continues. the families of two more children are saying
. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck in for jc hayward today. classes resumed for most of the students in newtown, connecticut for the first time since friday's massacre, except for the students at sandy hook elementary which of course was the scene of that tragedy. two more young victims are being laid to rest today. randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: a bus carrying students drove up to the high school as a grief stricken town tried to get to some routine. police...
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us and lead us not in to temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and forever. amen. for our brother, daniel, let us prayer to our lord joe christ jesus christ who said i am residence ration and i am life. lord, you can -- in the the distress who lauren for daniel and dry the tears for those who weep. you wept at the las ruse, your friend comfort us in our sorrow. you raise the dead to life, give to our brother eternal life. >> hear us lord. >> you promise paradise to those repented, bring our brother to the joys of heaven. hear us lord. comfort us in our sorrows at the death of our brother. let our faith be our consolation, and eternal life our hope. god of all, we pray to you for daniel and for those whom we love but see no longer. grant to them eternal rest but light perpetual shine upon them. may his soul and the souls of all the departed through the my sei -- mercy of god rest in peace. >> amen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ give rest, christ, to your servant with your. where so
us and lead us not in to temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and forever. amen. for our brother, daniel, let us prayer to our lord joe christ jesus christ who said i am residence ration and i am life. lord, you can -- in the the distress who lauren for daniel and dry the tears for those who weep. you wept at the las ruse, your friend comfort us in our sorrow. you raise the dead to life, give to our brother eternal life. >>...
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pastor, thanks for joining us today. when you think about this, as you've been thinking about what to -- at christmas mass, christmas mass alone is already a very emotional time, but you add in the tragedy. how will you address your congregation? what would your message be? >> well, our message is pretty consist president. it's the whole reason why christ came to earth, to atone for sinners and as manifest by this murder last friday. >> when you have spoken with your fellow pastors across the country, what have they said about what happened in newtown. i sat in on a couple services on the west coast. it was clearly something that was talked about. >> our fellow pastors are reeling from the same travesty that occurred locally here. many others who have had to have these kind of situations and other tragedies, and the message is the same, to offer hope through christ. >> over the time, as you counseled your congregation, you spoke about this issue. how have things changed over the week. >> as far as -- as far as what, rich
pastor, thanks for joining us today. when you think about this, as you've been thinking about what to -- at christmas mass, christmas mass alone is already a very emotional time, but you add in the tragedy. how will you address your congregation? what would your message be? >> well, our message is pretty consist president. it's the whole reason why christ came to earth, to atone for sinners and as manifest by this murder last friday. >> when you have spoken with your fellow pastors...
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. washington, afternoon showers, 60. mostly sunny in atlanta, 51. partly sunny in st. louis, 56. mostly cloudy in denver, 38. showers in seattle, 40 degrees. >>> the newtown school shooting has parents and teachers all across the country concerned about the safety of their classrooms. and as mark strassmann reports this morning, many schools are reviewing and improving their security procedures. >> reporter: dekalb county's briar lake elementary was different today. an armed school police officer patrolled outside, and the principal ordered teachers to lock all classroom doors on the hallway side. lillian gobas, the district's spokeswoman, took us inside. all of dekalb's 138 schools have at least 32 secured cameras, installed in 1999 after the columbine shooting. >> what's new is the sense of awareness and the dialogue that's happening among our staff members and our families and the students who we
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. washington, afternoon showers, 60. mostly sunny in atlanta, 51. partly sunny in st. louis, 56. mostly cloudy in denver, 38. showers in seattle, 40 degrees. >>> the newtown school shooting has parents and teachers all across the country concerned about the safety of their classrooms. and as mark strassmann reports this morning, many schools are reviewing and...
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for those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory. >> this is the "cbs morning news." the "cbs morning news." ,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, december 18. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm brian hackney. frank has the week off. now at 4:29 we begin with elizabeth in for lawrence with a check of the weather. >> the first thing you'll notice is it's chilly. a lot cooler temperatures today than yesterday. we're seeing some 30-degree readings out in the north bay. we'll have much more plus your seven-day forecast coming up. >> and we start the morning on the roadways with lots of construction. south 101 near sir francis drake. two lanes are blocked. you might see some delays approaching the golden gate bridge. dumbarton bridge construction, as well. details in minutes. >>> today's another small step to remember normalcy for newtown, connecticut as students return to class in all schools except sandy hook elementary school. that will be a crime scene indefinitely after the
for those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory. >> this is the "cbs morning news." the "cbs morning news." ,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, december 18. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm brian hackney. frank has the week off. now at 4:29 we begin with elizabeth in for lawrence with a check of the weather. >> the first thing...
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that means real settled weather for us. so your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast, three days in the 50s, next chance of rain, much more heavy rain, thursday afternoon and evening into the overnight hours. that brings in a push of colder air friday and spatter, but notice beginning friday and all the way through christmas eve while temperatures will be in the 40s it's going to be dry which means easy travel to hit the road. that's it for your forecast. let's send it over to scott smith for a look at sports. >>> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> if all you want for christmas is robert griffin, iii to start this weekend in philly, i'm afraid santa will need doctor's clearance first. if a griffin jersey will do the trick, you're not alone. the no. 10 jersey is the best selling jersey in any one season. yesterday it was all about that no. 12 in burgundy and gold, kirk cousins making the most of his first nfl start in cleveland. his first touchdown of the game came in the late 1st quarter, a 54-yard connec
that means real settled weather for us. so your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast, three days in the 50s, next chance of rain, much more heavy rain, thursday afternoon and evening into the overnight hours. that brings in a push of colder air friday and spatter, but notice beginning friday and all the way through christmas eve while temperatures will be in the 40s it's going to be dry which means easy travel to hit the road. that's it for your forecast. let's send it over to scott smith for...
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will not impact us but will keep us in mild air because of that low pressure. this one is going to weaken and really not do anything. may bring us a few clouds and a bit of a breeze tomorrow. the more important thing is nice weather for wednesday. thursday another area of low pressure. very deep storm developing out there. on the back side of it snow in wisconsin, iowa, portions of nebraska and meningitis. could be near blizzard conditions. very tight isobars. chicago will get very windy on thursday. this will pass well to the north and west which means we will be on the warm side of it. however, once the front passes it, late thursday, friday we will get back into the colder air eventually. it will change to snow showers and they could see several inches, probably a white christmas in garrett county. from frostberg west and the neighboring counties into west virginia. thursday night, friday and saturday a winter storm watch for those folks. we are talking about the higher elevations. some are, you know, 3,000 feet up. 2,000 feet up. could see five, six, seven
will not impact us but will keep us in mild air because of that low pressure. this one is going to weaken and really not do anything. may bring us a few clouds and a bit of a breeze tomorrow. the more important thing is nice weather for wednesday. thursday another area of low pressure. very deep storm developing out there. on the back side of it snow in wisconsin, iowa, portions of nebraska and meningitis. could be near blizzard conditions. very tight isobars. chicago will get very windy on...
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they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in the air, it can be very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the late -- around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were in the back of what you would think of as a minivan. and as we were driving along the road, the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gunfight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. we spent the night with them. we didn't get much sleep. and we came right here. and we just got into turkey a short while ago. i still have on me, i think these guys do as well the bandages in our pockets. these are the clothes we were wearing. >> made from our bedsheets. >> yeah, they were torn from the bedshe
they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in the air, it can be very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the late -- around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were...
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nancy snyderman to join us again to talk about this. it is the other component in all those cases we know about because of the name of the place. >> it is. and just think of it, brian, columbine, virginia tech, you start to see a pattern. and what is that pattern? anger, loneliness, social awkwardness, and, of course, access to guns. and the number that brian referenced, 1 out of 17, underscoring that, only one-third of those people get any kind of mental health problem. so here's the real concern. less than 10% of our health care dollars are spent on mental healthcare. and that means that the very wealthy can pay out of pocket. the very poor, there's a little bit of a safety net with medicaid. and everyone in between basically falls through that safety net. and that's what really has a lot of people concerned today. one person who we spoke with, a father who has battled the privacy issues that sometimes bar parents wefrom getting acce to their kids' records said tonight, and i'm going to quote him. he said, "it's easier to get an assau
nancy snyderman to join us again to talk about this. it is the other component in all those cases we know about because of the name of the place. >> it is. and just think of it, brian, columbine, virginia tech, you start to see a pattern. and what is that pattern? anger, loneliness, social awkwardness, and, of course, access to guns. and the number that brian referenced, 1 out of 17, underscoring that, only one-third of those people get any kind of mental health problem. so here's the...
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she's not with us. period. >> there are other communities looking to you for leadership and inspiration. how do you do this? >> i don't know all the rules and regulations about gun control. i'm learnings it now. but if we can do something locally to ban assault weapons i'm all for it. let's go. let's do it. let's share that with other communities around us. let them do it and let it spread across the country if nationally they're not going to do something about it. >> if we can get a good national discussion going, if nothing else, and keep it going and get to a resolution, then we win. >> newtown is... of course, america is about being able to change things no matter who you are. of course, we do find ourselves in newtown in the fortunate place right now of being perhaps in a position to have a little more of a voice than we did on thursday. >> and i feel, you know, you say what if nothing comes of this? well, my mother always told me if you don't try, nothing will happen. so at least we're going to tr
she's not with us. period. >> there are other communities looking to you for leadership and inspiration. how do you do this? >> i don't know all the rules and regulations about gun control. i'm learnings it now. but if we can do something locally to ban assault weapons i'm all for it. let's go. let's do it. let's share that with other communities around us. let them do it and let it spread across the country if nationally they're not going to do something about it. >> if we...
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tahman bradley joins us this morning from newtown. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. it is remarkable to see this community this morning. the signs of remembrance are everywhere. people are paying their respects at memorials and funerals. newtown is performing a grim task. parents are doing what they shouldn't have to. 6-year-old noah pozner was eulogized as a boy who liked animals, video games and mexican food. at his funeral, an onlooker collapsed. inside the funeral, his mother moved everyone to tears with her stories. >> i love you. and it matters that i loved you. >> reporter: another funeral, for jack pinto, also 6. >> it's sad. heavy heart. >> reporter: there's so much pain for all close to friday's shooting. connecticut governor dan malloy wiped away tears remembering the moment he told parents their children had died. now, he will attend so many funerals. >> you see little coffins and your heart has to ache. >> reporter: new information of adam lanza, paints a picture of a young man that seemed t
tahman bradley joins us this morning from newtown. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. it is remarkable to see this community this morning. the signs of remembrance are everywhere. people are paying their respects at memorials and funerals. newtown is performing a grim task. parents are doing what they shouldn't have to. 6-year-old noah pozner was eulogized as a boy who liked animals, video games and mexican food. at his funeral, an onlooker collapsed. inside...
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it gives us a rounder picture. because we know who it is and what they are thinking and what issues may go into them committing these tragedies, we can then address them more fully. so i think there's another side to this as well that would indicate we live in a society where we get full information. transparency is very important in our society. i don't think we want to avoid that. jon: earlier this year i was in aurora, colorado in the aftermath of the movie shooting massacre there, and the governor of that state, john hickenlooper at the memorial service afterward said something that drew the applause of the crowd. i want to play that for you now. >> the moment they got news, they got the call that came through to from dispatch they were on the scene within 2 1/2 minutes. [applause] and literally within seconds they had apprehended the suspect. [applause] and i refuse to say his name. [applause] jon: obviously applause for the police and their heroism there but the biggest applause line when he refused to mentio
it gives us a rounder picture. because we know who it is and what they are thinking and what issues may go into them committing these tragedies, we can then address them more fully. so i think there's another side to this as well that would indicate we live in a society where we get full information. transparency is very important in our society. i don't think we want to avoid that. jon: earlier this year i was in aurora, colorado in the aftermath of the movie shooting massacre there, and the...
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but rather than tell us what they can't do, maybe they should tell us what they can do. >>reporter: if congress and president can do not deal with the alternative minimum tax most people will not be able to file their income tax returns until march. >>shepard: we can keep our money longer. good to see you. fox news has learned the seen government that has been killing its own people if a couple of years is giving iran a missile dense system for their support. the syrian regime is using cargo planes to send the iranians russian-made systems which russia refuses to sell to the iranians. of course, iran has been supplying syria with fighters and could change plans to strike iran's nuclear facilities. former intelligence officer mike barrett joins us, the c.e.o. of security consulting firm diligent innovation. this could change the israelis' plan? >>guest: it is a fairly advanced system. what you get is upgraded radar and the ability to take down the missiles you shoot in first. a major tactic when you attack using aircraft you want to send in antiradiation missile to take o
but rather than tell us what they can't do, maybe they should tell us what they can do. >>reporter: if congress and president can do not deal with the alternative minimum tax most people will not be able to file their income tax returns until march. >>shepard: we can keep our money longer. good to see you. fox news has learned the seen government that has been killing its own people if a couple of years is giving iran a missile dense system for their support. the syrian regime is...
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help us understand. >>guest: what happens is grapefruit activates an enzyme system that is responsible for breaking down the medicines in your body so the legals do not rise too high soen with you incorrect small amounts of grape truth juice you can get dangerously high levels of the drug causing the side effects if you took too much of the drug. >>shepard: should we avoid the juice in general? >>guest: no, i think grapefruit is a healthy alternative to soda. unfortunately, some people like it so much they drink too much of it. if you take a certain number of medication, especially medications on the list, you will be at higher risk for developing side effect. >>neil: why does it do this and not other citrus juices? >>guest: there are other citrus fruits that are associated with this, probably a good idea to avoid most citrus including lime, lemon and some oranges if you are taking some of the medicines on the list. if you are going to drink the beverages, just limit it to one or two a week. >>shepard: i
help us understand. >>guest: what happens is grapefruit activates an enzyme system that is responsible for breaking down the medicines in your body so the legals do not rise too high soen with you incorrect small amounts of grape truth juice you can get dangerously high levels of the drug causing the side effects if you took too much of the drug. >>shepard: should we avoid the juice in general? >>guest: no, i think grapefruit is a healthy alternative to soda. unfortunately,...
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keep an eye out for us. thank you. >>> and the faa is reporting most airports at this point are operating normally, but then you heard karen maginnis say if you're planning to travel in chicago, take a look at those pictures. two-hour delays, but that could change. call before you go. ok in the mi, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. by the end of this, our fifth year, our total can reach almost 25 million dollars. it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. >>> we do not intend to send members home after this vote. we want to stay here, we want to avoid the fiscal cliff from happening. and again, i think that the decision is for the white house and the senate democrats to come join us so we can avoid the tax hike on american people and avoid the fiscal cliff. >> speaking to reporters, just moments ago, that's the second highest ranking house republic
keep an eye out for us. thank you. >>> and the faa is reporting most airports at this point are operating normally, but then you heard karen maginnis say if you're planning to travel in chicago, take a look at those pictures. two-hour delays, but that could change. call before you go. ok in the mi, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities....
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and painful for all of us to sit back and witness. but i'm here today not to speak of last week's events in connecticut, but i'm here today because of the phone calls that i regularly get from many of the police officers that are here in this room today in the middle of the night. department officers informing me and alerting me of the violent shootings that are happening right here in our own neighborhood. i'm here today because i have personally visited too many families as they grieve the loss of loved ones, largely due to gun violence. i'm here today because of the time that i've spent at general hospital consoling innocent victims of gun violence, some as young as five years old. i'm here because we have to do more and use every legislative and executive power that are available to us to continue to address the causes as well as the impacts of senseless gun violence occurring in our neighborhoods. now, what we know is that many of the shootings that are occurring are increasingly involving young adults under the age of 25 years o
and painful for all of us to sit back and witness. but i'm here today not to speak of last week's events in connecticut, but i'm here today because of the phone calls that i regularly get from many of the police officers that are here in this room today in the middle of the night. department officers informing me and alerting me of the violent shootings that are happening right here in our own neighborhood. i'm here today because i have personally visited too many families as they grieve the...
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data and technology to help us do that. and then, of course, i think the most important part is to organize our communities and work with community-based organizations, families, religious groups, and everybody that's on the ground to find more ways to intervene in violent behavior out there and utilize resources such as education systems, our community jobs programs, others that might allow people to go in different direction. the unfortunate and very tragic incident in connecticut in sandy hook elementary school of course heightened everybody's awareness of what violence can really be all about. and as we have been not only responding, reacting to this national tragedy that i think president obama has adequately described as broken all of our hearts, and in every funeral that has taken place, for those 20 innocent children and six innocent adults in the school districts, and school administrators, we obviously have shared in that very tragic event, all of us. it has touched everybody across this country. san francisco is
data and technology to help us do that. and then, of course, i think the most important part is to organize our communities and work with community-based organizations, families, religious groups, and everybody that's on the ground to find more ways to intervene in violent behavior out there and utilize resources such as education systems, our community jobs programs, others that might allow people to go in different direction. the unfortunate and very tragic incident in connecticut in sandy...
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this is something that is not used in normal circumstances. and to belittle the fact that these were in fact military type weapons that were used doesn't make any sense at all. >> woodruff: dan gross, if you were in a position where you could make something happen, what would be -- and i want to ask all of you this question -- what are the first things that need to happen at&t this point when the country is focused on what happened last week in connecticut? >> i think there are two very important areas of change. one is policy. i think we need to have the conversation about these military-style weapons and very importantly about background checks. but i also think the other part ties with your other guest's comments about the memental health system and actually awareness in education. yeah, you know, president obama very compelling said last night, "we're never going to prevent everyone of these tragedies from happening, but that's not an excuse for inaction." background checks wouldn't have prevented last night. you know what might have? educ
this is something that is not used in normal circumstances. and to belittle the fact that these were in fact military type weapons that were used doesn't make any sense at all. >> woodruff: dan gross, if you were in a position where you could make something happen, what would be -- and i want to ask all of you this question -- what are the first things that need to happen at&t this point when the country is focused on what happened last week in connecticut? >> i think there are...
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so busy that they're having to follow us to meetings to tell us where we're going and what we'll be talking about. but it's incredible to see that these young people, particularly those that i've served with, have such a passion for our country and freedom, and they're willing to put it all on the baseline to make a difference here -- on the line to make a difference here. they feel like my family, but it's encouraging to see them move to other offices and taking their ideas and that courage to other places on the hill. i want to add my thanks to all the hill staff, you folks sitting around the front here and those who have worked with us. i know sometimes we've pressed the envelope a little bit on things that we were trying to get done, and i've seen a lot of very intelligent, active and engaged staff all across the hill, both democrat and republican, and i'm very thankful for what you do. about 15 years ago i started campaigning for the house. i had never run for a public office. at that time i believed -- and i think it still holds true today -- that there were normal people like
so busy that they're having to follow us to meetings to tell us where we're going and what we'll be talking about. but it's incredible to see that these young people, particularly those that i've served with, have such a passion for our country and freedom, and they're willing to put it all on the baseline to make a difference here -- on the line to make a difference here. they feel like my family, but it's encouraging to see them move to other offices and taking their ideas and that courage to...
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that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological, spiritual way if we watch them one by one disappear. >> this is sort of a merger between art and science and advocacy in a funny way getting people to wake unand realize what is going on -- wake up and realize what is going on. so it is a memborial trying to get us to interpret history and look to the past. they have always been about lacking at the past so we proceed forward and maybe don't commit the same mistakes.
that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological,...
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compassionbound us consoles us who mourn. so in a quiet confidence we may continue our so adjourn on earth and by your call we aren't reunited with those who have gone before us, all men. >> a reading from net month -- from limitations. the steadfast love of the lord never ceases. his mercies never come to an end. great is your faithfulness. the lord is my portion, says my soul. therefore i will hope in him. the lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that 6 in. it is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the lord. for the lord will not reject forever. although he causes grief, he will have compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love. for he does not willingly a flight or grief anyone. the word of the lord. >> thanks be to god. >> irene, kenny, members of the inouye family, we all express our condolences for the loss of our good and great america. president obama, vice president biden, president clinton, distinguished members of the congress, others who have gathered here to honor
compassionbound us consoles us who mourn. so in a quiet confidence we may continue our so adjourn on earth and by your call we aren't reunited with those who have gone before us, all men. >> a reading from net month -- from limitations. the steadfast love of the lord never ceases. his mercies never come to an end. great is your faithfulness. the lord is my portion, says my soul. therefore i will hope in him. the lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that 6 in. it is good...
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i see signs of hope around us. people, colleagues who have been protectors of gun rights, saying in the last few days, this has got to change. we've got to come together and reason together and act together and everything has to be on the table, including our gun laws. there's a poll in the washington post today, very striking to moat that for the first time, when people have been asked this question, after -- they've been asked it after a series of acts of mass violence, columbine, virginia tech, et cetera, aurora -- do you think this was an isolated act or does it say that something about more troubling conditions in our society? i'm paraphrasing. for the first time every other time miami said it was an isolate lated act of a madman or mad people. this time they said it reflects a deeper problem in our society, and i believe what causes that change is that 20 of the victims in newtown, connecticut, were young children, and there is not only a heartbreak across our country about this, not only anger, but i think t
i see signs of hope around us. people, colleagues who have been protectors of gun rights, saying in the last few days, this has got to change. we've got to come together and reason together and act together and everything has to be on the table, including our gun laws. there's a poll in the washington post today, very striking to moat that for the first time, when people have been asked this question, after -- they've been asked it after a series of acts of mass violence, columbine, virginia...
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the chaplain: let us pray. o god, whose days are without end and whose mercies cannot be numbered, keep us aware of life's brevity and uncertainty. as we bid aloha to the second-longest serving senator in u.s. history, daniel ken inouye, we praise you for the beauty of his well-lived life. thank you for the years we shared with him, the good we saw in him and the friendship we received from him. we're grateful for the dignity of his quiet strength that blazed a trail of significant service sufficient for two lifetimes. may the memories of his bipartisan spirit challenge us to work more harmoniously with each other. bless irene, kenny and the rest of his loved ones. surround them with your love. now give us strength to leave our beloved president pro tempore in your care, for he is a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock and a servant of your own redeeming. give him the blessed rest of everlasting peace. we pray in the redeemer's name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge
the chaplain: let us pray. o god, whose days are without end and whose mercies cannot be numbered, keep us aware of life's brevity and uncertainty. as we bid aloha to the second-longest serving senator in u.s. history, daniel ken inouye, we praise you for the beauty of his well-lived life. thank you for the years we shared with him, the good we saw in him and the friendship we received from him. we're grateful for the dignity of his quiet strength that blazed a trail of significant service...
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> at the top of the show we asked why are you awake? producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria.
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> at the top of the show we asked why are you awake? producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria.
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stay with us. >>> washington will be able to step back from the edge of fiscal skplif reach a deal to avoid tax increases and spending cuts. house speaker john boehner returned to the white house today, word is that the two inched towards a deal following a new proposal from the president. the plan increasing the top tax rates on tax payers earning more than $400,000 a year. >> tonight new signs of optimism on wall street. dow rose 100 points today, snapping a three day losing streak. a and p gained 16 because of signs on solving the deficit crisis. google stock went up $18 a share on reports an antitrust investigation could end this week with no major action required. google has been accused of giving lower rankings to competitors making it harder for customers to find them, apple said it sold more than two million iphone 5s in three days following it's release in china. that is a a record launch in china. >> well, still to come here tonight at 6:00 a nationwide clam yoer for stronger gun control
stay with us. >>> washington will be able to step back from the edge of fiscal skplif reach a deal to avoid tax increases and spending cuts. house speaker john boehner returned to the white house today, word is that the two inched towards a deal following a new proposal from the president. the plan increasing the top tax rates on tax payers earning more than $400,000 a year. >> tonight new signs of optimism on wall street. dow rose 100 points today, snapping a three day losing...